默认文本更改时，Excel更改单元格颜色

Question

I have an Excel worksheet with cells that contain the following default text:

Initials: 
Time:
Pt Name:

These three lines above are the contents of a single cell. Each of these values may be filled in at any time. For example:

Initials: MR
Time: 1800Z
Pt Name: Doe, John

How can I highlight any cells whose values are changed? That is, not the default text? I looked at Conditional Formatting, but it doesn't seem to offer a "change event" or some such option.

Answer 1

The easiest way to accomplish exactly what you're asking is to use conditional formatting with a "defaults" worksheet (especially if you're going to have a few cells to setup like this, and the default values are subject to change), like this :

1. Set up a "Defaults" worksheet that will hold your default values

2. Set up the conditional formatting on the concerned cells

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3. Repeat for other default values!

Answer 2

As commented, you can try this:

Edit1:

Create a named Range like below.
In this example, I used A1 and named it Template .

Then use formula in conditional formatting like this:

Then set the Applies to to the entire range of interest like this:

Then there you go. If it is not equal to Template then it will be highlighted. HTH.